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Coinbase Adds Hyperliquid Perpetuals to Base App With Up to 50x Leverage

Coinbase is enhancing Base App’s trading functionalities with the inclusion of perpetual futures via Hyperliquid. Qualified customers will be able to use over 290 markets for perpetuals that include Bitcoin, Ethereum, tokenized stocks, and commodity trading. The product features leverage of up to 50x for specific assets, while Hyperliquid is

August 20, 2026 2 mins read

Nexo Australia Launches Regulated Crypto-Backed Credit Lines

Nexo is expanding its presence in Australia with the launch of new crypto-backed Credit Lines, following its appointment as a Credit Representative under Australia’s consumer credit framework. The new service allows eligible Australian clients to borrow money using their digital assets as collateral, meaning they can access liquidity without having

August 19, 2026 4 mins read

Crypto Fundraising Gets a New Route as SEC Unveils Regulation of Crypto Assets

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has formally proposed “Regulation Crypto Assets”, a tailored framework that would create clear pathways for crypto projects to raise capital under federal securities laws without going through the full SEC registration process. Moreover, the SEC Chairman Paul Atkins framed the proposal directly: the

August 19, 2026 2 mins read

Payward Uses Anthropic’s Claude Mythos 5 to Strengthen Crypto Security

Payward, which is Kraken’s parent firm, has partnered with Anthropic’s Project Glasswing since Aug. 17 in cybersecurity activities. This collaboration enables Payward to have limited access to Claude Mythos 5, which is a cybersecurity AI model from Anthropic. In the coming weeks, Payward will be conducting a scan for vulnerabilities

August 18, 2026 2 mins read

Ethereum Explores Bitcoin-Style UTXOs to Improve Blockchain Scaling

Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, praised the progress of UTXO research by Bitcoin developers while explaining Ethereum’s new scaling direction. This shows how the new hybrid architecture can be created using Ethereum’s account system along with the UTXO state system. Such an architecture will enable various activities to take

August 17, 2026 2 mins read

Chainalysis Challenges TRM Labs Deal as Court Sets September Showdown

Chainalysis Government Solutions has filed suit in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, case number 26-1067C, alleging that the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement bypassed standard competition procedures to hand an exclusive procurement contract directly to TRM Labs, one of its primary competitors. The complaint itself

August 17, 2026 2 mins read

White House Plans Crypto Meeting as CLARITY Act Faces Senate Hurdles

White House to Meet Crypto and Prediction Market Executives on August 19, Reports Politico. However, there is no disclosure of the agenda and names of attendees. Further, it is unclear whether President Trump will attend the meeting. This meeting is taking place at a time when Congress is facing difficulties

August 14, 2026 2 mins read